February 14, 2025

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The Home Design Trends Millennials Have Had Enough Of

The Home Design Trends Millennials Have Had Enough Of

The home design trends that millennials are most likely to reject have been revealed, with animal print their least favorite.

The study, conducted by Talker Research on behalf of Realty ONE Group, asked 2,000 Americans about their decor opinions and discovered the trends that each generation likes and dislikes.

There are a number of features and styles that millennials are not fans of, but they are most sick of animal print—44 percent of this age group (born between 1981 and 1996) liked it least, according to the study.

In second place for this generation was word art, such as signs that read ‘live, laugh’ love’, with 27 percent saying it’s their least favorite. Third place went to monograms and initials, with 21 percent of millennials rejecting the style.

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A “boho chic” living room. Millennials dislike several home trends, including animal print and word art.

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However Gen Z participants, who were born between 1997 and 2006, weren’t as bothered by animal print, with 37 percent naming it as their least favorite trend.

Even within the millennial generation, certain looks were divisive. While some respondents within this age group named granite countertops their least favorite design trend, for others it was their top pick; in fact, half respondents said it was their favorite.

Farmhouse chic was their second most-liked trend (33 percent) followed by midcentury modern (32 percent) in third. Other features that appeared on the list of favorites included vertical blinds, Tuscan kitchens, Tiffany lamps, tiled countertops and pine furniture.

Interestingly, some millennials (16 percent) wanted to give up a signature style for their generation, known as “millennial gray.”

A number of free answers were also given by those who took part in the survey, and among the trends that this age group added for the most disliked were “country farm look,” “white kitchen” and “couches with water wheels.”

Whereas the trend that the largest chunk (39 percent) of baby boomers (born between 1946 and 1964) said was their least favorite was fully carpeted homes.

When asked which “older” home design elements they disliked the most, popcorn ceilings came out on top for every generation—44 percent of millennials said it was their least favorite.

Talker Research surveyed an equal split of homeowners by generation; 500 Gen Zers, 500 millennials, 500 Gen Xers (born between 1965 and 1980) and 500 baby boomers. The research was carried out online between November 15 and November 19, 2024.

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